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992779

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the report into High Speed Two by PwC.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	182152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that the report by PwC into the comparative costs of developing and constructing High Speed Rail on the Continent and elsewhere will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/10/2018 13:05:23 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

990326

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Bury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many supported bus services there have been in Bury in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	181312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Up until 31 December 2013 Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) was paid directly to bus operators and was not split between commercially run or subsidised bus services. We are therefore unable to provide figures for this period. From 1 January 2014 local authorities have received funding equivalent to the level of BSOG which would otherwise have been paid to operators for running subsidised services in 2014. Details of the amounts paid to local authorities each year can be found on the “Payments to Local Authorities” tab of the relevant spreadsheets published at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bus-services-grants-and-funding#bsog-spend’</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/10/2018 13:21:04 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

990327

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Bury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of trends in the (a) number and (b) frequency of bus services serving Bury since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	181313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any data on the number and frequency of bus services in Bury. The lowest level geography available is upper tier local authority.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/10/2018 13:23:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

989633

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the construction of High Speed Two on the (a) habitat and (b) population of barn owls.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	180623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The impact of HS2 on barn owls was assessed to inform the Phase One Environmental Statement which recorded a nationally significant adverse effect on the UK’s barn owl population.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd has therefore developed a barn owl mitigation plan to reduce this significant effect. The plan assumes that 80 pairs are affected by the Phase One Scheme and consists of measures to: avoid disturbance to the species during construction; reduce the collision risk of the railway to the birds; provide new artificial nesting sites at a safe distance; and monitor the new nesting sites to ensure uptake by barn owls.</p><p> </p><p>The potential effects on barn owls have also been assessed in the Phase 2a Environmental Statement, and will be assessed in a Phase 2b Environmental Statement in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 14:31:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

989637

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his latest estimate is of (a) the overall cost and (b) cost of each element of HS2; and what the timetable is for the completion of phase 2.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	180632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>At the 2015 Spending Review (SR15), the Government restated the long-term Funding Envelope for delivery of the full HS2 scheme of £55.73bn (2015 prices), of which £27.18bn was allocated to Phase One and £28.55bn for Phase Two. We remain determined to deliver HS2 within this total Funding Envelope, with cost targets to be set for HS2 Ltd to deliver the programme below this amount.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to complete Phase 2a by 2027– six years earlier than initially planned. The planned opening date for the full HS2 network remains unchanged at 2033.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 14:42:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

989649

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the mitigation measures agreed by HS2 Ltd to reduce the negative effect on biodiversity are (a) secured for the duration of the project and (b) monitored.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	180775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/672371/E2_-_Ecological_Impact_v1.5.pdf" target="_blank">HS2 Information Paper E2</a> outlines how ecological impacts have been assessed and how they will be mitigated or compensated for during the construction of Phase One of HS2. It refers to the commitment to seek no net loss to biodiversity. Mitigation measures include the creation of habitat to maintain the populations of protected species. New areas of woodland, grassland, heathland and ponds will be created.</p><p>A route-wide monitoring strategy will be put in place. HS2 Ltd is responsible for maintaining and monitoring the new or managed habitat for a sufficient period to ensure that the nature conservation objectives are achieved. Indicative periods for the management and monitoring of habitats are set out in <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/672401/E26_-__Indicative_Periods_Management_and_Monitoring_of_Habitats_v1.2__2_.pdf" target="_blank">HS2 Information Paper E26</a>. These include plans to monitor replacement woodland for up to 50 years.</p><p> </p><p>A similar approach is being adopted for future phases of the scheme.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/10/2018 13:29:03 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

989650

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that High Speed Two does not cause the death of barn owls.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	180776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>HS2 Ltd has produced a barn owl mitigation plan to manage and reduce the anticipated significant effects to barn owls caused by construction and operation of the Phase One scheme. The plan has been developed by a team of professional ecologists, including a barn owl expert, and has been informed by additional research undertaken by the British Trust for Ornithology.</p><p> </p><p>The plan assumes that 80 pairs are affected by the Phase One scheme and consists of measures to: avoid disturbance to the species during construction; reduce the collision risk of the railway to the birds; provide new artificial nesting sites at a safe distance from the railway; and monitor the new nesting sites to ensure uptake by barn owls.</p><p> </p><p>It is expected that the barn owl mitigation plan will be expanded and refined for future phases of HS2.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 26/10/2018 13:18:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

988649

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what power the Mayor of Greater Manchester has to franchise bus services; and whether the Government has provided additional funding to facilitate such franchising.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	180276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 gave Mayoral Combined Authorities, including Greater Manchester, the powers they need to franchise buses. No additional funding has been provided to Greater Manchester Combined Authority to facilitate such franchising.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 14:35:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

988650

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of bus journey usage in Greater Manchester in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	180277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of bus passenger journeys in each year since 2009/10 for Greater Manchester.</p><p>Passenger journeys (millions) on local bus services by local authority: Greater Manchester ITA, from 2009/10:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>220.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>216.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>205.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>208.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>216.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>213.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>205.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>201.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DfT Local bus passenger journeys, BUS0109a</p><p> </p><p>Greater Manchester has an extensive public transport system and over a similar time period, passenger journeys on the Manchester Metrolink light rail network increased by 22 million from 19.2 million in 2010/11 to 41.2 million in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are best placed to manage changes in their local bus network. The Bus Services Act 2017 gives them additional powers to do so through partnership working with commercial operators. It also gives Mayoral Combined authorities the automatic right to franchise their bus network and the Department for Transport can also grant these powers to other local authorities who make a satisfactory business case. The Department is also developing regulations to require bus operators and local transport authorities to provide data, in open formats, about local bus services including routes and timetable data; fares and ticket data; and real time information. We are working closely with industry to develop the regulations and it is intended the requirements will be phased in over the next few years.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/10/2018 13:42:28 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

988756

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the membership of the (a) Maritime 2050 panel and (b) Clean Maritime Council.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	180163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The membership of the Maritime 2050 Expert Panel is:</p><ul><li>Hugh McNeal, <em>Chief Executive of RenewableUK</em> and Chair of the Expert Panel</li><li>Dr Panagiotis Angeloudis, <em>Senior Lecturer in Transport Systems and Logistics, Imperial College London</em></li><li>Lucy Armstrong, <em>Chairman, Port of Tyne</em></li><li>Tom Boardley, <em>Executive Vice President and Global Head of Corporate and External Affairs, Lloyd’s Register</em></li><li>David Dingle CBE, <em>Chairman, Maritime UK</em></li><li>Professor Costas Grammenos CBE, DSc, <em>Chairman, Centre for Shipping, Trade &amp; Finance, Cass Business School, City, University of London</em></li><li>Dr Grahaeme Henderson, <em>Vice President, Shipping &amp; Maritime, Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited</em></li><li>Sarah Kenny, <em>Chief Executive, BMT Group</em></li><li>Professor David Lane CBE, <em>School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot Watt University</em></li><li>Dr David Loosley, <em>Chief Executive, IMarEST (Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology)</em></li><li>Michael Parker, <em>Global Head for Shipping, Logistics and Offshore Industries, Citigroup</em></li><li>Neil Roberts, <em>Lloyds Market Association</em></li><li>Martin Stopford, <em>President, Clarkson Research</em></li></ul><p>The membership of the Clean Maritime Council is:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Mr Roger Hargreaves (Chair) – <em>UK Department for Transport</em></li><li>Mr David Balston, <em>UK Chamber of Shipping </em></li><li>Captain Fran Collins, <em>Red Funnel Group </em></li><li>Professor Alex Duffy, <em>MaRI-UK </em></li><li>Ms Angie Farrag-Thibault, <em>Clean Cargo Working Group, Business for Social Responsibility </em></li><li>Ms Diane Gilpin, <em>Smart Green Shipping Alliance </em></li><li>Mr Chris Hill, <em>ORE Catapult </em></li><li>Mr David Loosley, <em>Institute for Marine Engineering, Science and Technology </em></li><li>Mr Gerry Marshall, <em>Ferguson Marine </em></li><li>Mr Tim Morris, <em>UK Major Ports Group </em></li><li>Mr Nick Power, <em>Engie </em></li><li>Mr Mark Ranson, <em>National Workboat Association </em></li><li>Dr Tristan Smith, <em>University College London Energy Institute </em></li><li>Mr Jos Standerwick, <em>Maritime London </em></li><li>Baroness Bryony Worthington, <em>Environmental Defense Fund</em></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Council is also advised by representatives from: Innovate UK; the Committee on Climate Change; the Department for Transport; the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/10/2018 14:40:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner